Halloween Safety Tips: Michigan Poision Control Center



 

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS

Candy

Parents Should:

• Instruct their children not to open their candy until they return home.
• Inspect all candy for tampering before allowing them to start eating.
• Accept only wrapped and packaged candy.
• Do not eat candy that has been unwrapped or opened.
• Never eat fruit or other unwrapped items.
• Prevent a tummy ache by limiting 2- 3 small pieces of candy at a time.
• Throw away any candy or food that is not wrapped tightly by the candy company.

• If you should find an object in the candy or find anything unusual about it, call the police department and Children’s Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222. • Consider throwing a Halloween party for your child and his or her friends instead of extended trick-or-treating.
• Do not give homemade or unwrapped treats to children.
• Remember, some children have to follow certain dietary restrictions which prohibit them from eating the traditional treats we offer on Halloween.

 

When in doubt, throw it out!

Halloween Candy: Bite Into These Safety Tips

• Avoid giving choking hazards such as gum, peanuts, hard candies, or small toys as treats to young children.
• Children shouldn't snack while they're trick-or-treating. Parents should check treats at home. Give children an early meal before they head out to discourage snacking.
• Watch for signs of tampering, such as small pinholes in wrappers and torn or loose packages.
• Inspect all candy for safety before children eat it.
• Accept and give out candy that isn't easily unwrapped. Candies such as Tootsie Rolls, hard candies and certain bubble gums with twist-type wrappings can be tampered with more easily than those that are sealed.
• When in doubt, throw it out.

HALLOWEEN CANDY SAFETY

Children should be taught never to eat the candy they've received until you have carefully inspected it . It's best to throw away unwrapped candy, homemade items and fruit.
Keep small candies from children under the age of five, it is a choking hazard.
Keep chocolate candy, raisins, and macadamia nuts away from dogs. It is toxic to them, even in small amounts.

NOVELTY MAKEUP

Follow all directions carefully Don’t decorate your face with things that are not intended for your skin Do not use face paint near the eyes, even if the label has a picture of people wearing it near the eyes.
Do not go to bed with your makeup on. Wearing it too long may irritate your skin or smear and get into your eyes. Some fluorescent hair sprays have become toxic when left on overnight and absorbed through the skin.

Wash them off thoroughly from the hair and skin before going to sleep.

HALLOWEEN BUBBLE LIGHTS

Bubble lights contain a liquid “methylene chloride” This is a solvent that is very harmful when swallowed. If the glass is broken and liquid is swallowed, call the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

GLOW STICKS

Glow sticks contain a liquid that produces a temporary burning sensation and bad taste in the mouth when tasted. Small amounts that are swallowed are generally not harmful.

Call the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at 1-800-222- 1222 for any questions regarding accidental ingestions.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER 1-800-222-1222